Fkna nice work crew! Had prior obligations tonight but maybe I'll have to go for a walk with my skis on tomorrow after work. Looks like the sun may get to it first though

there's a local guy trying to skier-compact a run around the supreme area to hopefully make it last til the snow starts in earnest... if everything else is mush, that zone might yield some turns. if it lasts through the weekend (out of town for family stuff) I may head back that way next week sometime

Really nice to see a flow of moisture this time of year. Been a while. What an effing dry summer. The boys say that we are so far behind that if we don't have a good winter this year then water restrictions etc. will be quite the reality next summer.

Just crackin' my 3rd natty, so its story time. "Burp".
September '82 set a record for one month precip at the airport. 7" on account of Hurricane Olivia. September 26 set a one day record of 2.27". '82-'83 set a record of 845" of snow at Alta (and that recording is only November-April).

Anyhow, the smaller touring community that was here at the time went off. Skiing was better that October than these days in January. I was 'trolling at the bird at the time and a lot of time working that winter was spent breaking trail downhill. Days off one was so exhausted that when you opened the curtain to see a raging blizzard it was hard to get motivated to go touring (on the butter knives that were the touring skis of the day).

Back to October '82. Buddy and I skied the Main Chute (alpine gear). So good that we went back for a Little Chute. The bindings were Salomon 555's that were busted and the heel flaps were held down with baling wire...not quick for in or out. Down at the choke = 180 cm., we left them on and sidestepped / bridged the chute about 4' off the snow. Wedging skis, clicking out of toes, laughing 'til it hurt. Didn't notice the small crowd that had gathered on Main Street observing our antics until we were on the apron. Skied down to them thinking we were some kinda heroes. A fella pipes up "I'm a patrolman here, and I gotta ask, are you guys on acid or what?" Looked at each and started laughing 'til it hurt again, cause as a matter of fact...one of those days that lives forever in a fog's memory...

This week has the tap turned on relative to autumns of late. Reminds me a little of '82. Don't read the farmer's almanac, but one can hope.
If you got skis to burn, lets pay some homage, eh? Maybe a mag get together and sacrifice some of the skis we've trashed the last few years?
Wheres a good place?

come tell us some more in person Saturday jong
im not sure if its good but its a place and the wifes outta town
and i could use some bbbiu19 hospitality practice
1st annual Wasatch pray for copious amounts of snow ski prep straight chutin bibongatholon is scheduled for Saturday 10/13
afternoon
to sevens 5-0
kilo sierra echo lima dr
prozacville ut
off 9600 in the granite hoods
ill cover your nattys
will adminster ski love 4 donations to insure my ill advised yeti man can attend bbiu19
rsvp if ya can
#instabilitiesnoted 8600' 37degree test slope ne aspect
appeared to crack and run on slick blue tarp bed surface
#harpertools
#send me sum flows bros

"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -
ski on in eternal peace

Saw 2 vehicles parked under Superior driving up yesterday pm in the fog. Figured some folks were getting sporty on the south ridge.
This morning in the sun, am looking at tracks from the top of Shane's Chute to the road!
Whoa

p.s. After several nattys last night and spouting off in Andy's thread, decided to start using historical names.

come tell us some more in person Saturday jong
im not sure if its good but its a place and the wifes outta town
and i could use some bbbiu19 hospitality practice
1st annual Wasatch pray for copious amounts of snow ski prep straight chutin bibongatholon is scheduled for Saturday 10/13
afternoon
to sevens 5-0
kilo sierra echo lima dr
prozacville ut
off 9600 in the granite hoods
ill cover your nattys
will adminster ski love 4 donations to insure my ill advised yeti man can attend bbiu19
rsvp if ya can
#instabilitiesnoted 8600' 37degree test slope ne aspect
appeared to crack and run on slick blue tarp bed surface
#harpertools
#send me sum flows bros

burnt pots
old school new contemporary future styley
no skis got burnt
dont think there were moobs flashed

ullrblessedus reguardless
hard freeze aint gonna do much for the garden
good shit kids thanks fer comin by and sharing

"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -
ski on in eternal peace

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Judges smoke it, even the lawyer too...So you've got to legalize it..." Peter Tosh